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THE PERIODICAL

EST. NEW YORK — VOL IV. NO. XII — FEBRUARY 2026

Observations from the Canvas, the Lab, and the Soul.

The Jungian Spar: Facing the Shadow at Three Minutes per Round

Cus and the Desert Fathers: On the Shared Passions of Fear

The ring is the only place where the unintegrated self is confronted with a left hook. We explore the psychological necessity of high-stakes physical dialogue.

D'Amato taught that fear is a friend. The Desert Fathers said the same about the passions. Both understood the furnace of the human spirit.

Neuroscience Under Threat: The Reaction-Time Revolution

The Theology of the Canvas: Suffering as a Pedagogue

A technical survey of the prefrontal cortex under duress. Why the trained nervous system is the ultimate arbiter of truth in a counter-exchange.

Suffering is not an error to be managed, but a teacher to be heard. Aquinas, mortification, and the metaphysical weight of the gym floor.

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